Volkswagen is the leading electric vehicle seller in Europe. It may not be at the level of BYD or Tesla globally, but it is one of the top automakers in terms of EV sales globally as well. Europe is where it shines, though, and the new ID. Polo is an … [continued]
Decades ago, some Americans would buy VW cars such as the Rabbit, GTI, and Scirroco because they perceived them as fun, cool, or peppy. What about in 2026? With all the Volkswagen renaming and new models or potential new models, it gets a bit confusing, and yet one detail stands … [continued]
Volkswagen is pushing forward with expanding its electric car offerings at both the high end and the low end of the market.
Kai Grünitz, Olaf Lies, Robert Müller, Jörg Tegeler, and Martin Sander at the handover of the 1.5 million ID. model in Emden. Copyright: Volkswagen AG.
Volkswagen made a big decision to accelerate seriously into the electric future several years ago after getting busted for its dieselgate crimes. As a giant in the auto industry, Volkswagen’s big announcements about its ID. program were a statement for the whole industry and an exciting step forward for the … [continued]
The Volkswagen ID. Buzz has been getting a bit of flak lately for disappointing sales in the US. This is a bit misleading, in my humble opinion. Deliveries of the ID.Buzz started in the US at the end of 2024. Then the model ran into the uncertainty around the US … [continued]
The Volkswagen ID. 2 GTI hasn’t even left the starting gate yet and already the company is contemplating a hotter version — the ID. 2 R — with a truly stunning 395 horsepower powertrain. That’s according to Autocar, one of the most authoritative sources of news about the world of … [continued]
A pre-production version of the Volkswagen ID.Evo has been unveiled in China. This is the first model coming from Volkswagen that’s a result of its collaboration with Xpeng. As it turns out, this is also — by far — the best looking Volkswagen ID model out there, and I don’t … [continued]
Volkswagen’s got its cheap, small electric car in the works. Reaching down to the €20,000 level, the Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 is a new concept car that is supposed to arrive — in some form — in 2027. It is supposed to be fun and sporty, but affordable and practical. The … [continued]
Volkswagen released worldwide sales data today. A decent portion of the news release, which admittedly was not very long, was about the brand’s EV business. The company noted that it has delivered around 500,000 units of the ID.3 since it was released, a big event I recall Steve Hanley attended … [continued]
If you’ve been waiting for years for the futuristic electric throwback to the iconic Volkswagen Bus, the ID. Buzz, you’ll be heartened to know it’s almost here. Volkswagen’s US website says that it’s arriving in late fall 2024. That’s soon! In connection with the highly anticipated rollout, Electrify America announced … [continued]
